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LocationCentral Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Geographic coordinates1 00 S, 15 00 E
Map referencesAfrica
Areatotal: 342,000 sq km

land: 341,500 sq km

water: 500 sq km
Area - comparativeslightly smaller than Montana; about twice the size of Florida
Land boundariestotal: 5,554 km

border countries (5): Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1775 km, Gabon 2567 km
Coastline169 km
Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm

contiguous zone: 24 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climatetropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Terraincoastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin
Elevation extremeshighest point: Mount Berongou 903 m

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

mean elevation: 430 m
Natural resourcespetroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Land useagricultural land: 31.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1.6% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 29.3% (2018 est.)

forest: 65.6% (2018 est.)

other: 3.3% (2018 est.)
Irrigated land20 sq km (2012)
Total renewable water resources832 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
Natural hazardsseasonal flooding
Geography - noteabout 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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